JailbirdClassic · Fiction, Classics, Humor
Jailbird
1979 · 256 pages · Fiction
24
Classic
★ 3.83 on Goodreads · 28K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1). 3.83★ from 28K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
24Must-Read Score
- Readers16 out of 100 · counts 40%+7
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #14 of the 17 humor books we rank
- #488 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1272 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Funny, Thought-provoking, Uplifting
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